Data processing: database and file management or data structures – Database and file access – Post processing of search results
Reexamination Certificate
2007-06-14
2010-10-05
Wassum, Luke S. (Department: 2167)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
Database and file access
Post processing of search results
C707S725000, C707S946000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07809720
ABSTRACT:
Improved data content determination techniques are disclosed for use in accordance with information-seeking systems. For example, in one illustrative aspect of the invention, a technique for determining data content for a response to a query comprises obtaining a user query, and dynamically determining data content suitable for generating a response to the query, wherein data content determination is modeled as an optimization operation which attempts to balance context-based selection constraints. Further, the step of dynamically determining data content may further comprise modeling the context-based selection constraints as feature-based metrics. The feature-based metrics may be formulated using contextual information. Still further, the step of dynamically determining data content may further comprise performing the optimization operation such that one or more desirability metrics are maximized and one or more cost metrics are minimized, thus balancing the various constraints.
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Aggarwal Vikram
Zhou Michelle X.
Dougherty Anne V.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Reyes Mariela D
Ryan & Mason & Lewis, LLP
Wassum Luke S.
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